PAIR OF FRENCH GILT & PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL CHENETS
Antique bronze elephants elaborately adorned and each carrying a castle form howdah, with gilded decorative details. Figures raised on stepped bases, 19th C.
H. 39.5 cm (15 5/8 in) D. 28 cm (11 in).
Provenance: Original bill of sale suggested to be "Old Jackson".
Condition Report: Overall, in very good condition. There is some loss to the patination on the tusks. Slight evidence of vert-de-gris on the top surface of one of the castles, and very minor knick along the edges of the base.
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Antique bronze elephants elaborately adorned and each carrying a castle form howdah, with gilded decorative details. Figures raised on stepped bases, 19th C.
H. 39.5 cm (15 5/8 in) D. 28 cm (11 in).
Provenance: Original bill of sale suggested to be "Old Jackson".
Condition Report: Overall, in very good condition. There is some loss to the patination on the tusks. Slight evidence of vert-de-gris on the top surface of one of the castles, and very minor knick along the edges of the base.